Apparatus for making receptacles or containers



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Aug. 28, 1923.

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'um'ran STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IRVING STANLEY, OE NEW YOBK,'N. Y., ASSIGNOB '1'0 ANGEL INTEBNATIOYAL COR- POBATION, OF NEW YORK, 11'. Y., A CORPORATION OF ME.

APPARATUS FOB KING BECEPTAOLES OB CONT Application fled April 25, 1921. Serial Ko. 464,847.

Toallwkomitma concern:

Be it known t at I Invme STANLEY, a citizen of the United tates, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city,

6 county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Apparatus for Makin Receptacles or Containers, of which the i owing is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for making receptacles or containers by wrapping a sheet of material, such as paper,

' around a mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation and then-ap plying a sealing strip to the overlapped edges to form a tube preferably of truncated conical shape, and to combine with said a paratus means to which a tube is delivere from the mandrel to form and apply a closure to said tube to produce a receptacle or container, and it is the primary object of the invention to provide improved I apparatus for this purpose which 1s simple and cheap in construction for the work which it is to perform and eflicient in op- 26 eration.

It is another object of the invention to provide improved means in apparatus of this character to feed a sheet to and wrap it around a mandrel to tubular form, and provide improved means for se and securing the sheet upon the,mandre into tubular form.

It is another object of the invention to provide improved means to receive a tube ejected from the tube form' means and releasably hold the same, an while held thereby successively positioning) the holder to "resent a tube carried there paratory to applying the same to the tubeb stamping a disk from an intermittently fed web and peripherally flanglng the disk,

y tomeans.

" to orm and apply a closure to said tube;

to means to secure the closure in the tube, and to position to release the tube from the show the, relation of the sealing and simultaneously with the flan ing of the disk applying the same to the tu e.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear. In the drawings accompanyiiig and formmg a part of this specification igure 1 is a plan view illustrating an embodiment of ap aratus for carrying out the invention.

ure 2 is aside elevation looking in the bottom of Figure 1 and partly broken away.

Figure 3 is an end elevation looking at the left of Figure 11.

Figure 4 is a cr0$ sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrow.

. Figure 5 is a crow sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrow and showing in dotted lines transferring means in relation to the apparatus to transfer a formed receptacle to (paraifining apparatus. 7

F gure 6 is an en elevation, partly in sect on, looking at the right of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the receptacle or container produced by-the ap- Para us. 1 I 15 Flgure '8 is an enlarged sectional detail 7 view of means to stamp a disk from a Web. and peripherally flange the same and show-- mg t e manner of applying the flanged disk as-a closure to oneend of the tube, Flgureu 9 is an enlarged sectionalfdetail view of means for upsetting the material of l the disk dang and the tube to -sec ire the disk in the tu Figure 10 is a cross sectional view of portion of the container .or receptacle to ing means to the longitudin edges of the tube.

igure .11 is a front elevation to show the arran' ment of a series of u etting heads for t e material ofthe flange and tube.

Figure 12 is an enlar d longitudinal. secmoiinti tional view to show t e overlapped and secur-- of theta actuating meansfor the upsetting base to support a Figure 13 is a detailview in end elevatime looking at the left of Fi ure 4 of the low'the mandrel and between the mandrel and sheet wrappin means.

Figure 14 is a si e elevation of the means to wrap a sheet around a mandrel and showing the same in normal osition relative to the mandrel with a sheet mterposed between said means and the mandrel preparatory to be wrapped around the mandrel.

Figure 15 is a detail view in end elevation of the means to wrap a sheet around the mandrel and showing said means in relation to the mandrel when the sheet has been wrapped aroundthe same.

Figure 16 is a detail view in plan and partly in section of the means to wrap a sheet around the mandrel; and

. Figure 17 is a detail view of means to moisten a gummed surface of a web pro-- aratory to applying the same to the overapped edges of the sheet wrapped around the mandrel to seal and secure said edges to ether.

. himilar characters ofreference designate like parts throughout the difierent views of the drawings.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings the operative mechanism of the apparatus is mounted upon a supporting standard or base B, and said mechanism is actuated from a cam drivin shaft S journalled in bearings mounted upon the base and driven from a suitable source of power, shown as an electric motor M operatively connected to the shaft b a worm on the motor shaft meshin wit a worm wheel 18 loose on the drive aft and operativel connected and disconnected from the shaft y a clutch one member of which clutch-is carried by the ,worm wheel and the other clutch member 19 slidably mounted upon the shaft and rotatable therein, and adapted to be thrown-into and out of clutching position by a lever 20 having a bifurcated end carrying pins to engage an armnular groove in the clutch member 19, as shown at 21, the lever being operable by a rod 22 pivotally connected at one end to one end of the lever and slidably supported inbearings upon the base.

A table 23 is adjustably supported the ile or sheets or b anks 24'cut to proper s ape to form a tube, in the present instance a tube of truncated cone shape, the blanks being maintained in' position upon the table b posts 25. .The

sheets are fed from the pi e and positioned upon a support consistin of a pair of flat members 26lixed upont e base in parallel spaced relation and adapted to support asheet27 (Figure 13) upon the "upper edges r eaarr of said members with the leading edge ena pair of suction cups carried by tubular connected members 31 the opposite ends of which are closed and the members slidably supported between rollers 32 mounted upon a carriage 33 pivotally supported for oscillatory movement at 34t by brackets 35 mounted upon the base (Figure 5). The tubular suction cup carrying members are connected by a flexible tube 36 to a vacuum pump 37 of the reciprocating piston type the piston of which pump is operatively connected through a rod 38 and actuated by a cam 39 upon the drive shaft. The suction cup carrier is reciprocated by a lever 40 one end of which has a link connection 41 with the carrier. The lever is actuated by a cam 42 on the drive shaft and operatively connected thereto by a rod 43 connected to the other arm of the lever 40.

To oscillate the carrier 33 upon the pivot support 34 to move the suction cups into contact with a sheet upon the pile to separate and feed a sheet and to move them out of contact with the sheet when it has been delivered to the sheet support 26, a pair of connected levers 44L pivotally supported upon' the bracket 35 have a link connection 45 at one end with the carrier 33, said levers being connected to and rocked by a cam 46 fixed on the drive shaft by an arm 47. To permit of the reciprocatory movement of the suction cup carrier and to provide a compact structure the mandrel 29 1s transversely recessed, as-shown -at 29',

Hill) Figures 2, 5, 13, 1t and 15 for the passage 7 of the suction cup carrying members.

i The table 23 is supportedto have adjustment in a vertical direction, and for this purpose is carried by a threaded stem 48 mounted in a half nut 49 carried by a lever 50 pivotally supported at 51 (Figure 1) below the base 18, the lever being normally positioned by a spring 52 to engage a stop 53 with the nut engaging the threads of the stem d8.- Toadjust the table manually, as to lower the table when supplying the pile of sheets thereto, the lever 50 is moved to position to engage a stop 55 then-e231 moving the nut 49 away from the thread stem 48 and permitting the. table to be lowered or raised. The table is intermittentl elevated as the sheets are ted therefrom y ratchet mechanism comprising a ratchet wheel 56 having a splined connection with the supand actuated by a cam 61 on the drive shaft posite ends in the slideor pl n sms bya rod '62 connected to the rocker arm 60. In the'operation of wrapping a sheet upon the support 26 around the mandrel the sheet.

is first clamped substantially midway between its longitudinal edges to the mandrel by means of a vertical reciprocable plunger 63 slidabl mounted in a slide or plunger 63 slidab y mounted in slideways 64 fixedbelow the base and pivotally connected to one end of a lever 65 (Figure 5) and actuated in a peripheral cam portion 66 on a cam 6 on the drive shaft 'throu h a cam roller carried by a r '68 connected to the lever 65. After the sheet is clamped to the mandrel as set forth the free ends of the sheet atopposite sides of the sheet clamp 63 are wrapped around the mandrel b a series of 'oppositely curved fingers 69 xed to parallel shafts 70 extendin parallel with the axis of the mandrel, said shafts being rotatably supported at opr 63'. Each of'the fingers is arranged with an ear 71 and the ears of oppos1te-fingers'are connected byfisprings 72 'to normally yleldgtlgly ur the. n rs to ition to en ge ops .on t he shaftgind ass ul ne the posit izn shown in Fi re 13 below the mandrel. To wrap the s eet around the mandrel the finger carrying slide 'or plunger .63 is moved upward causin the fingers 69 to engage the sheet 27 on t e support 26 at opposite sides -of the clamp 63 moving the sheet upward with the fingers, the fin r's as they come in contact with the mandre being moved laterally and the springs 72 yieldingly though firml maintain the fingers in' contact with thee eet on the mandrel thereby wrapping thesheet around the mandrel under tension.

This movement of the lingo! lunger continues until the fingers engage t e top of the mandrel as shown in Figure 15 with the longitudinal edges of the sheet in overlapped relation as shown in Figure. 10. The finger tuated by the latter.

The overlapped edges of'the receptacle or 7 container are sealed and eecured'tofither by a gummedstrip, such as paper; is strip carryingslide is actuated by a rocker arm 73 having a bifurcation at one end for the enat 78, the lower roller being intermittently and positively actuated by pawl andratchet inechamsm consisting of a ratchet wheel 79 (Figure 1) fixed to a shaft 80 journalled in brackets extending laterally from the stand:

ard 30, and a ratchet pawl 81 to cooperate with ,saidratchet wheel pivotally carried by a pawl actuating arm 82 connected to and operated by -a cam 83 on the drive shaft. The shaft is operatively connected to the driven roll of the feeding rollers by a bevelled pinion 84 on the shaft '80 meshing with a bevelled pinion 85 connected to said roller. vThe web is delivered from the feeding rollers 78 to lie conti ous to the face of a ram or plunger 86 slida ly'carried by the standard 30 and in uxtaposed relation to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel,and the web is guided to the ram b fingers 87 pivotally carried on'op site si e of the ram said fingers having a anged end to engage partially over the face of the ram, as shown in Figures 5 and 17. As the web is delivered by the feed rollers between the face-of the ram .and fingers 87 the gummed surface of the web is moistened by passing the same over moistening rollers 88 rotatably carried in a liquid carrying trough 89, said trough bleing positioned and the rollers arranged t at a the flanged rtion of the fingers 87. ,The

web as it'is ed to the ram passes between a' 7 portion of the rollers will -pro ect from the trough and engage the web between pair of shear blades 90, 91 located between nected to the shears y a rod 94 connected to the eccentric 93 and anarm 95 fixedto a rock shaft '96, and an arm .97 on said shaft connected by alink 98 to the extended end of the shear blade 91.

The moistened gummed the sheet u and heat. or'this' purposethe ram is forcibly moved into engageme 't with the man's drel by a shaft99journalle in the standard '30 having a crank arm 100' connection with the ram the shaft 99 being rocked by a cam.

or eccentric 101 on drive shaft opera:-

. 12o strip carried by the fingers 87-contiguous to the face of the ram is applied to the overlapped edges ofn the mandrel under pressure tivel connected by a rod 102 to one arm of a bel crank lever 103 (Figure 5), the arm of which lever has a link connection 104: with the shaft 99. The ram head is heated by a suitable electric heater arranged in said head.

The moistening roller carrying trough 89' is located in the path of movement of the ram and to permit of the strip applying movement of the ram the trough is supported to have movement in line with the movement of the rto have movement toward and away from the ram between the flanges of the strip supporting fingers and to have lateral movement of the ram. The fingers 87 as stated are pivotally carried on the sides of the ram and are normally positioned with the finger flanges engaging in front of the face of the ram. To permit of the face of the ram to impinge the strip against the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel the fingers are actuated to. move them laterally. After the ram'has receded from the mandrel the tube is ejected from the mandrel and is deliveredv to one of a series of holders 105, shown as four in number,

positioned in co-axial alinement with the mandrel as shown at T, by a pair of parallel ejector rods 106 slidably engaging in perforations in the standard '30 to have movement at diametrically oposite sides of the mandrel and spaced so a at the ends of the rods will engage the ends of the tube on the mandrel, the mandrel being provided with recemes 106' to permit of the engagement of the rods with the tube and the passage of the rods during the tube ejecting movement thereof. These rods are connected by a crosshead 107 whereby they are connected to one end of a lever 108 su ported to'have movement on a vertical axis, t e other arm of the lever being curved and carrying a roller 109 engaging a cam groove 110 in a cam fixed to. the drive shaft.

, The holders 105 are mounted upon a rotatable' support to move in a horizontal path said support being intermittently rotated to move the holder successively from tube receiving position to means to form and apply a closure to one end of the tube, to advance the holder from said latter means to means to upset the material of the closure and tube to secure the two to ther, and then moving the holder to sition to release the then formed reeeptac e or container from the holder. The holders comprise arms extending radially from'a head 100 (Figure 1) mounted on a support 107 fixed to the base to rotate on a vertical axis and having a curved face, in the present instance the under face. A pair of flaps 107' of segmental shape in cross section are pivotally or hdly connected at their longitudinal edges to opposite sides of the arms and each flap having a toggle linh connection 108 with aceaarr a cam follower 109 engaging a cam groove 110 in a member fixed upon the holder support. The flaps when in contracted or closed position form a tube of truncated cone shape with'the portion of less" diameter adjacent the holder support 107. The holder carryby a rod 115 pivotally connected to one arm 116 of a rocker pivotally supported upon a post fixed to the base and another arm of said rocker pivotally connected to the pawl carr ing arm, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4. he holders are successively positioned in line with the mandrel 29 to receive a tube ejected through the mandrel, and from said tube receiving position are successively advanced to means forforming and inserting a flanged disk as a closure to one end of the tube T carried by the holder with a portion projecting from the holder as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4.

The closure forming means comprises a punch and die mechanism carried by a standard 117 fixed to the top of the base or bed 7 B to stamp disks from a paper web 1) fed to said mechanism from a roll rotatably mounted upon said standard. Disks are stamped from the web b a tubular punch 118 reciprocably mounte in a bore in the standard 117 cooperating with a circular opening 119 in av die head 120 fixed to the standard in line with the punch 118. The punch is reciprocated by cam followers 121 cooperating with cams 122 on the drivingshaft connected to trunnions 123 extending laterally from the punch and throu h slots in the wall of the punch carrier. he disk after it is punched from the web is peripherally flanged the blanked disk through a portion of reduced diameter 125 in the head 120, said plunger 124: also operating to insert the flanged disk into the end of the tube T carried in the holder as shown in Figured The plunger 1241 is reciprocated by a cam by a forming plunger 1241' reciprocable in the punch 118 and forcing follower 126 connected to'the plunger cobeing actuated by a cam or eccentric 139 on v the drive shaft o erntively connected tothe pawl by cum to lower 199 (Fired), Alter the d has been inserte in the-end of thetube the tube holder is rotated toposition the same in line with one of a series of upsetting heads 134 operative toroll over the edge portions -of the disk flange and tube toform a bead and secure the disk within the tube, as shown at 135 in Figure 9. The upsetting heads are fixed to shafts 136 whereby said heads are rotatably mounted in a support-137 rotatablyimounted by means of a sleeve 138 in a bearing 139 mounted upon.

the base B. A'serie of upsetting heads 134 are rovided in the present instance four in num r, and are intermittently moved in an orbit about the axis of the head szigport 137 b intermittently rotating said he to bring t e head successively in line with the successivetube holders. The head support 137 is inter'mittentl rotated by a pawl 140 ,(Figures 1i? and wheel l'l42 (Figure 12) fixed to or integral with the sleeve 138 the pawl carrying lever 141 being actuated. y a cam 143 on the drive shaft through a cam follower 144 operatively connected to the lever. The upsetting 'hea carrier-11s releasably locked in its advanced posses by a pivoted pawl 145 co-operating with eq'uidistantly spaced notches in an index .head 146 fixed to or integral withthe sleeve 138. The. pawl 145 is thrown into locking and unlocking. position with the notches in the head by a cam 147 on the drive shaft through a cam follower 148 operatively co-operate with a cam 154 fixed'on the drive shaft.

ion 155 136 meshing connected to the pawl. The sleeve is connectedto the support 137, asshown at 149 to rotate therewith and to permit of axial movement-of the support relative to the sleeve to move the heads toward and away from the tube holders. Axial movement is imparted to the u setting head support by a lever 150 pivota y supportedon a vertical axis,'one end of said lever having a bifurcation '151 arranged with ins 152 to enga an annular groove in a col ar'153 fixed to tfi:

- index headcarrier support. The other end of the lever 150fis arranged with means to setting heads 134 are rotated indeof the support 137 through -a .pin-

penden with agear 156 (Figure 12) fixed to a shaft 157 rotatably mounted in the head support 137 and anarm 158 of the tor E mounted upo .bearin for'said su port, and'is driven from alsuita le source 0 power as an electric mon the bed B operatively connected to the shaft '157 throi1gh a pinion 159 fixed to the motor shaft meshiag with a gear 160 fixed to the shaft 157. e upsettin heads 134 are rotated at high velocity and us to the frictional contact thereof with the material of the closure and tube in upsetting-said material in securing the two together they pivotally carried by a pivoted later 141 c'o-operatmg with a ratchet 'shown in Figures ed upon each of the head shafts therewi pins who become heated to a high de-,.

gree, and topermit of cooling after the closure has been secured to the tube the heads are successively brought into action as the successive tubes with closures are successively brought to position to be acted upon by the heads. After the closure has been se-. cured in a tube by the upsetting head a closure or container is produced as shown in Fi re 7.

' curved guide member 161 (Figure 1) is provided to co operate. with a tube in a holder in the movement its tube receiving position to the closure applying means, and from the latter to the upsetting means to prevent accidental displacement of thetube from the holder during d the cam groove 110 and the toggle link connection 108 of said follower w1th the segmental sections or flaps of the holder said segments are expanded or moved outward from the position shown in Figure 4 to that 1 and 2 releasing the tube with the closure, or the receptacle, holder.

The containers as they are released from the holders are delivered to a conveyor 170 and delivered from said conveyor to a second conveyor 171 to be transported to a paraflinollower 109 in from the ing plant the latter conveyor being actuated' by a cam on the drive shaft S as shown in dotted lines in Figure -4, but as this does not form a art of the present invention detail illustration and description is not deemed i .necessa The ed strip adjacent the face on the ram,

as stated arepivot'ally carriedby the ram,

as shown in Figure 17, and to move'sald fingers away from the face of strip is applied to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel arms 175 having a pin and slotconnection 176 withthe ram sup rt are pivotally connected 'to theffingets 87. 'As theirain plying. ition the arms 175 are moved t due to the'pin and slot connection thereofwith the? ramsupport 'until the the rain as the.

gers 87 'to guide 'andretain the A is moved to strip apmovement 'of' said arms is arrested by the engagement of the ends of the slots with the v'ementcf theram, and to peratmg movement of the'ram n the ends connected to the fingers ca trough 89. during the stri is positioned directly in the -moved toward and away mounted to be cm the ram. For this purpose the trough is carried by a slide 177 mounted in a bracket 178 pivotally supported upon the standard 30 (Figure 5), said arm being actuated by a pivoted bell crank lever 179 to one arm of which lever the slide is pivotally connected and the other arm of the lever carrying a cam follower to co-operate with a cam on the shaft S.

Having thus described my invention ll claim:

1. In apparatus of the class specified, a mandrel; means to wra a sheet of material around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation; and means to moisten and apply a gummed strip to the overlapped edges of the sheet on the mandrel for the purpose specified.

2. In apparatus of the class specified, a mandrel; means to wrap a sheet of material around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation; means to feed a gummed strip a predetermined distance ad acent to the overlapped edges of the sheet uponthe mandrel and moisten said strip during the feeding thereof; and means to apply the moistened strip to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel.

3. In apparatusofthe class-specified, a mandrel; means to wrap a sheet of material around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation; a support for a rolled gummed web; means to feed a por tion of said web adjacent to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel; means to moisten the ummed surface of the web during the feeding thereof; and means to sever the fed and moistened portion of the web and forcibly apply the same to the (rivei-lapped edges of the sheet upon the man- 4. ln apparatus of the class specified, a mandrel; means to wra .a sheet of material around the. mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overla ped relation; a support for a rolled gumme web; areciprocable ram arranged to have movement toward and away from the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel; means to feed and moisten a predetermined portion of the gummed web; means to retain the fed portion of the web adjacent to the face of the ram; and means to release said web retaining means from the ram as the ram is moved to apply the strip to the overlapped edges of the material upon the mandrel. v

5. In apparatus of the class'specified, a mandrel; means to wrap asheet of material around the mandrel with the longitudinal said trough is adjustablfy r edges in overlapped relation; a ram reciprocable towardand away from the mandre means to releasably support a gummed stri contiguous to the ram; a rolled gumme web; means to feed a predete mined strip ma am of the web to the strip support of the ram and moisten said strip during the feedm thereof; means to sever the fed portion 0 p the web; and means to move the strip su porting means to release the strip as t e ram is moved toward the mandrel to apply the strip to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel,

6. In apparatus of the class specified, a mandrel; means to wra a sheet of material around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation; a ram reci rocable toward and away from the man rel; a support for a rolled web having a gummed surface; means to feed and moisten a redetermined portion of the gummed we and sever the fed portion from the web; and

means to position the fed web to be applied to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel as the ram is moved toward the mandrel for the purpose specified.

7. In apparatus of the class specified, a mandrel; means to wrap a sheet of material around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation; a support for a rolled web havi means to feed, molsten and sever a predea gummed surface; and a termined strip of said web and position the same relative to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel.

8. In apparatus of the class specified, a mandrel; means to wra a sheet of material around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation; and means to apply a moistened and severed web strip to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel under heat and pressure.

9. In apparatus of the class specified, a mandrel; a table for a pile of sheets; means to feed a sheet from the pile to the mandrel; means to wrap said sheet about the mandrel with theedges in overlapped" relation; and means to apply a moistened med strip to the overlapped edges of the .s set upon the mandrel.

10. In apparatus of the class specified, a mandrel; a table for apile of sheets; a sheet support below the mandrel; means to feed a sheet from the table to the sheet support; means to wrap the sheet upon the sheet support around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation; means to moisten and feed a gummed strip adjacent to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel; and means to apply the moistened strip under pressure to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel.

11. In apparatus of the class specified, a mandrel; a table for a pile of sheets; a sheet. support below the mandrel; means to separate and feed a sheet from the pile and position it upon the sheet support; means to clam the sheet in fixed relation'to the mandre means to wrap the sheet around the mandrel while clamped thereto with the edges in overlapped relation; a sup rt for a rolled gummed web; means to eed, moisten and position a strip of the web relative to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel; and means to apply said moistened strip to the the sheet upon the mandrel under heat and pressure.

12. In app ratus of the class specified, a mandrel; an adjustable table fora pile of sheets; means to separateand deliver a sheet from the table to the mandrel; means to automatically elevate the table as the sheet is fed therefrom; means to wrap 'said delivered sheet around the mandrel and hold it upon the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation; and means to apply a moistened gummed strip to the overlap d edges of the sheet upon the mandrel un er ressure.

13.. n apparatus of the class specified, a mandrel; a table for a pile of sheets; a support for a sheet below the mandrel; means to separate and deliver a sheet from the pile and position said sheet upon the sheet support; means to lift the sheet from the supv mand ,to separate and deliver wrapping means port and clamp it to the mandrel substantially midway between its ends; fingers to enga e and wrap the sheet around the, man rel and firmly hold it in osition there.- on with the longitudinal e ges in overlapped relation; means to feed a moistened strip and position the same in juxtaposed relation to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel; and means to apply said strip under pressure to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel.

14. In apparatus of the class specified, a

mandrel; a table for a pile of sheets; a support for a sheet below the mandrel; means and position said sheet upon the sheet su port; means to sup rt around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation; a support for a. rolled gummed web; means to the web and position the samerelative to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel; means to sever said web strip; means-to. apply said severed stripunder pressure to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel; means to release the sheet from the mandrel"; and means tl-o eject the formed sheet from the re I the class specified, a

15. In apparatus of ort adjacent to said mandrel; a sheetsup mandrel; meansto c the free ends of the sheet under tension around the mandrel with the in overlapped relation,

longitudinal ed comprising a .p ungerextending longitudioverlapped edges of a sheet from the. pile.

wrap the sheet upon t e.

7 amp a sheet on said support substantially midway between its longitudinal edges against the mandrel; and means to. wrap and yieldingly urged in a direction toward each other; and stops to limit the movement of the fingers" in a direction toward each other; said fingers as the finger carrying plunger is moved toward the mandrel bemg adapted to wrap the free ends of the sheet aroundthe mandrel.

16. In apparatus of the class specified a mandrel; a sheet support adjacent to said mandrel; a plunger reciprocable toward and away from the mandrel to engage the sheetupon the support midway between its longitudinal edges and clamp the same to the mandrel; a second plunger movable toward and away from o posed and oppositel curved fingers pivotally carried b sai latter plunger on parallel axes paral el with the axis of the mandrel; means to yieldingly urge the fingers in a direction toward each other; stops-to limit the movement of said fingers toward each other, said fingers being adapted to .engage the sheet at opposite sides of the sheetclamping plunger. as the finger carrying plunger is moved toward the mandrel and wrap said ortions of the sheet around the mandrel un er tension with the lon itudinaledges in overlapped relation.

1%. In apparatus of the class specified, a mandrel; means to wrap a sheet of material around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation; means for moistening and feeding a gummed strip and applying the moistened strip to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel to form a tu e, means to e ectthe rolled sheet from the mandrel; means to receive and releasably sup rt a tube e ected from the mandrel; an a closure to one end of carried by said holder.

18. In apparatus of the class specified, a tubular holder for releasabl supporting a tube comprising longitudina ly' pivotally supported sections; a support for a rolled we means for stampinga dlSk from the web; means for peripherally flangmg said disk and inserting it in an end'of the tube; means for rolling the posed disk flange cure the disk within the end of t e tube, and means for expanding the sections of the holder to release the tube therefrom after the disk has been secured therein.

19. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination of a mandrel; means to wra a sheet around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlap ed relation; means to secure the everlap edges of the sheet. together on the mandrel to form a tube, means to eject a tube from the -manthe mandrel; two series ofmeans to apply v the tube while-'1'lo drel; a tubular holder positioned to receive the tube ejected from the mandrel comprising longitudinally pivotally supported sections to releasably support a tube.

20. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination of a mandrel; means to wrap a sheet around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation; means to secure the overlapped edges of the sheet together on the mandrel to form a tube; means to eject a tube from the mandrel an adj ustably supported holder adapted to be positioned to receive a tube ejected from the mandrel, comprising longitudinally pivotally supported'sections to releasably support a tube; a support for a rolled web; means to stamp a dlsk from said web and peripherally flange said disk; means to position the tube holder for the insertion of the flanged disk in one end thereof as said disk is flanged.

21. In apparatus of the class specified. the combination of a mandrel; means to Wrap a sheet around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation; means to secure the overlapped edges of the sheet together on the mandrel to form a tube; means to eject the tube from the mandrel; an adjustably supported holder adapted to be positioned to receive a tube ejected from the mandrel; comprising longitudinally pivotally supported sections to releasabl support a tube; a support for a rolled we means to stamp a disk from said web andv pivotally flange said disk; means to position the tube holder for the insertion ofthe. flanged disk in one end thereof as said disk is flanged; means to roll the edges ofthe disk flange and tube together to secure the disk in; the tube;

. vmeans 'to' adjust the holder to position the same relative to said disk securing means; and. means to expand the sections of the hold'erafter; the disk has been secured in the tube to .release the tube from the holder.

22. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination with means to form a sheet into a tube,- of a rotatable adjustable support for a series of radially extending tube holders, each holder comprising longitudinally pivotally supported sections to releasabl hold a tube, said support being norma ly adjusted to position a holder to receive a tube from the tubeforming means;

means for forming and applying a closure to one end of said tube; and means to entermittently adjust the holder support to suecessively present the holder to position to receive a tube from the tube forming means; the closure forming means and-closure applying means. i

23. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination with means to form a sheet into a tube; of a rotatably adjustable support for means to intermittently adjust the holder I support to successively present the holder to the tube forming means, the closure forming and applying means and the closure securing means; and means operative to expand the .holder sections to release a tube therefrom when the latter is positioned intermediate the tube receiving a closure securing position thereof.

24. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination with means to form a tube, of a rotatably adjustable support having a series of radially extending tube holders, BzlOlli holder comp-rising longitudinally pivotally supported sections to releasably hold a tube; a support for a rolled web; means to stamp a disk and peripherally flange said disk and insert theflanged disk into a tube in. a holder; means to roll the edges of the disk flange and tube to secure the disk in the tube; means to expand the section of the holder to release the tube withthe disk secured the-rein from the holder; and means to intermittently rotate the holder support to present the successive holders in sequence to the tube forming means, the disk forming and flanging means, the'disk securing means and the tubereleasin means.

25. In apparatus 0% the class specified, the combination with means to form a sheet-into a tube, of means to apply a closure to said tube including means to releasably hold the tube during the applying of the closure thereto and to which the tube is delivered from the tube forming means, comprising a series of longitudinally ivotally supported segments, means rotatab e on a vertical axis to support the holder in horizontal position; means to intermittently rotate said support to successively present the holder to position to receive a tube from the tube forming means, to closure applying and securing means, and to position to release the tube from the holder; a cam on the holder supporting means; and a cam follower to co-operate with said cam operatively connected to the holder segments and operable to expand the holder segments when the holder is in tube releasing position.

26. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination with means to form a sheet into tubular form, of means to apply closures to the tubes formed by the tube forming means including a holder for the tube, a rotatable support for said holder, means to deliver a tube from the tube forming means to said holder, means to stamp a disk from a web material into a tube, of means to apply closures to said tubes including a holder to receive a tube from the tube forming means,

I a support for said holder. rotatable on an axis: transverse to the axis of the-holder,

disk forming and flanging means arranged to apply theflanged disk to the tube in the holder, means to upset the flanged portion of the ,disk'and tube to secure the two together, and means to intermittently rotate. the holder support to successively move the same from the tube receiving position to the disk forming and applying means, to the axis transverse disk securing means, to tube releasing position and returned to position to receive another tube.

28. In apparatus of the class specified, the

combination with means-to form a sheet of material into a tube, of means to apply clo sures to said tubes including a holder to receive a tube from the tube formingmeans, a support for said holder rotatable on an axis transverse to the axis of the holder, disk forming and flanging means arrang'ed to apply the flanged disk to the tube in the holder, means to upset the flanged portion of the disk and tube to secure the two together, comprising a series of upsetting heads, a support for rotatably supporting said-heads and adapted to move said heads through an orbit about the axis of the support and impart axial movement to the heads, and means to rotate the heads independently of the support.

29. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination with means to form a sheet ofmaterial into a tube, of means to apply closures to said tubes including a holder to receive a tube from the tube forming means, a support for to the axis of the holder, disk forming and flanging means arranged to apply he flanged disk to the tube in the holder, means to upset the flanged portion of the disk and tube to secure the two together, comprising a series of upsetting heads, a support for the heads mounted to have rotative 'and axial movement, means to rotatabl mount the heads upbn the support dispose pinion connected to each of said heads, a rosaid holder rotatable on an a and yie around the axis of said support, a

tatable shaft journalled in the head sup-' port, a:gear on said shaft meshing with the head pinion, and means to rotate said shaft independent of the support. a

30.,I'n apparatus of the class'specified, a mandrel, and means. to wi'a a sheet of material around the' mandre comprising a member reciprocable in a direction toward and away from the mandrel, a pair of shafts rotatably carried by said member to ex-- tend parallel ith the mandrel, fingersfixed to said shafts in o posed and staggered relation, means to yie dingly urge sald'fingers in a direction toward each other and into engagement wit-h stops, said fin ers being adapted to ieldingly engage an wrap the sheet around the mandrel against the action of said yieldin meansby the movement of the reciprocab e member.

31. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination with means to form a sheet into a tube, a tubular holder to receive a tube deliveredfrom the tube forming means, said holdercomprising pivotally supported seg ments adapted to be moved to position to recelve and hold a tube therein and to be expanded to release a tube from the holder, a supportupon which the holder is rotatably mounted, means t" stamp a disk from a web and peripherally flange the same, means to intermittently position the holder to receive the flangpd disk in the end thereof and to present t e tube with the disk to upset means, a cam groove in the holder support, a cam follower to engage said cam groove and operatively connected to the holder segments, said cam being constructed and arg ranged toactuate the holder sections through the cam follower to expand said sections and release a tube from the holder when the holder is positioned midway between the disk upsetting means means.

32. In apparatus of the class specified, a mandrel; a sheet support adjacent to the mandrel; a plunger operable to'clamp the sheet upon the support against the mandrel substantially midway means to wrap the free ends of the sheet around the mandrel under tension and hold I the same upon the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation.

33. In apparatus of mandrel; a sheet support adjacent to the mandrel; a plunger operable .to clamp the sheet upon the support against the mandrel ries of fin rs pivotall su orted on arallel axeslpfi' allel with v pp p dingly urged in a direction toward each other; and means to move the finger supportin a direction toward the man rel to cause the fingers to engage the between its ends, and

the class specified, a'

the axis-of the mandrel and the tube receiving I 'rtions of the sheet at. opposite s des. oft e sheet substantially m dway between its ends; a seclamp to Wrap the sheet under tension around the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in overlapped relation.

34. In apparatus of the class specified, ta

5 mandrel, means to wrap a sheet about the mandrel with the longitudinal edges in over? lapped relation, means to feed and adhesively apply a sealing strip to the overlapped edges of the sheet upon the mandrel to form volf New York and State 0 a tube, means to eject the rolled sheet from to the mandrel, a holder to receive the-tube as it is ejected from the mandrel, and means to 'pply a closure to one end of the'tube while carried by said holder.

- Signed atNew York cit in the county 1165 f New York this ldth day of April,

IIRVING STANLEY. 

